Cross-line buckle.



F. KNOBEL.

GROSS LINE BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1909.

921,759. Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

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FRED KNOBEL, OF ODESSA, NEBRASKA.

CROSS-LINE BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 8, 1909.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910. Serial No. 481,917.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED KNoBnL, citizen of the United States, residing at Odessa, in the county of Buffalo and State of Nebraska,

have invented certain new and useful Im-' provements in Cross-Line Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to buckles or clasps whereby a cross line is attached to the main line of a set of reins, and the object of my invention is to provide a device of this character, whereby the cross line may be attached to the reins without the necessity of using any ring, buckle or other attachment on the cross line, a further object being to provide a device which is very simple in construct-ion and operation, which will add to the appearance of a harness and which will permit the ready attachment and detachment of a cross line to the adjacent line.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an edge view of my device, showing it in position on a rein and holding the cross line thereto. Fig. 2 is a face View of the device with the guard spring open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4. is an inside face view of the device, and Fig. 5 is an end view thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, 2 designates a sleeve rectangular in cross section, preferably made of sheet metal and having a cross sectional area large enough to accommodate the rein and the end of the cross line.

3 designates a detachable pin which passes through both side walls of the sleeve 2. One end of this pin is headed, as at 4L, and the side wall of the sleeve is countersunk, as at 5, to receive the headed end of the pin. The opposite end of the pin projects through the inside wall of the sleeve and in order to prevent the end of the pin from contacting with any portion of the harness, I provide the guard strip 6 which is preferably formed by cutting out a tongue from the inside face of the sleeve and bending this tongue 6 over and inserting the end of it in a slit. lVhile I believe this is the proper manner of making this guard I do not wish to be limited thereto.

The sole object of the guard is to prevent contact with the end of the pin which would either tend to force the pin out or might damage the harness.

In order to additionally prevent the accidental forcing out of the pin, I provide a spring shield 7 pivotally attached at its rear end to the sleeve 2 and at its forward end having the bead 8 whereby it may be easily manipulated. It is, of course, necessary 'to prevent the accidental turning of the shield 7 upon its pivot and to this end I provide the face of the sleeve 2 with an upwardly projecting stud 9, preferably conical and preferably formed as a rivet. This stud projects through an opening 10 in the shield 7 when the shield is in a position in alinement with the sleeve 2, that is in its normal position. In this position the shield 7 which is resilient, bears against the head of the pin and forces the same inward and into engagement with opening 10 and with the cross line 11, as shown in Fig. 1. The pin 3 passes through a hole formed in the rein and in the cross line and by providing a plurality of holes in the rein it is obvious that the buckle or attaching device may be shifted along the rein to any desired location, so that the cross line may be properly adjusted. It will also be seen that while the cross line might be provided with a plurality of holes for the reception of the pin 3, this is not necessary as the sleeve is shiftable along the rein 10.

The operation of my device is obvious from the description above. "By lifting the resilient shield from engagement with the conical stud, the shield may be turned upon its pivot so as to permit the pin 3 to be withdrawn. This, of course, prevents the cross line from being removed or the device as a whole being shifted along the rein. After adjustment the pin 3 is once more inserted and the shield closed and engaged in the upwardly projecting stud, as shown in Fig. 1. I do not wish to be limited as to the construction of this stud, as it is obvious that its form may be modified in many ways.

It will be seen that my device has no sharp projections 011 the exterior thereof that are liable to engage with portions of the harness, or with the fly not usually used in summer. My device is simple and may be easily applied and when locked, positively holds the cross line to the rein without danger of detachment. It is obvious also that the device might form, when properly made, a very ornamental part of the harness.

Having described my invention, what I cla'ni as new is:

1. A. cross line buckle including a rectangular sleeve adapted to surround the nain line and the cross line. said sleeve being flat on one side. a removable pin passing through the sleeve and engaging both the main and cross line and projecting on the other side thereof, said pin having a head at one end, a guard formed on the sleeve and arching over the pointed end of the pin when the latter is in position. and a shield plate pivoted at one end to the flat side of the sleeve for movement transversely of the pin said plate being normally in line with the sleeve and in contact with the head of the pin to hold it in place.

A cross line buckle including a rectangular sleeve, a removable headed pin passing through the sleeve and projecting be yond the same and adapted to engage the main line and a cross line, said sleeve being formed with a countersink in which the head of the pin is received, a guard formed on one face 01" the sleeve and arching over and protecting the point of the pin when in place, a resilient shield plate pivoted to the other race of the sleeve for movement in a plane )arallel thereto said )late hen i 7 1 1 turned into parallelism with the sleeve hearing against the headed end of the pin to hold yond the same and adapted to engage the mam line and the end of a cross line, a shield plate pivoted at one end to the sleeve for transverse movement and when in aline-inentwith the sleeve adapted to engage with the headed end of the pin to hold it in place, and a tongue out out of the sleeve and recnrved upon itself over the opening through which the pin passes and inserted in a slot in the sleeve, said tongue forming thereby a guard for the pointed end of the pin.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED KNOBEL. [Ls] Witnesses J. A. BOYD, J. G. Low. 

